What money cannot buy: The distinctive and multidimensional impact of volunteers

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-158

  Haski Leventhal, Debbie ^a   Hustinx, Lesley ^b   Handy, Femida ^c  

^a Centre for Social Impact   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clients; Community; Impact; Recipients; Ronald McDonald House; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957493826     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2011.568930     Document Type: Article

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